A routine call regarding a burglary at an empty mansion leads cocky young police detective Jin Saeki to a gruesome and shocking discovery. The corpses of 13 children, along with the presence of a strange symbol, spur a manhunt for Juzo Haikawa, the mysterious absentee owner of the house. So begins an investigation (and an obsession) that will take Jin all over Japan and into the darkest recesses of both the past and the human soul.
A routine call regarding a burglary at an empty mansion leads cocky young police detective Jin Saeki to a gruesome and shocking discovery. The corpses of 13 children, along with the presence of a strange symbol, spur a manhunt for Juzo Haikawa, the mysterious absentee owner of the house. So begins an investigation (and an obsession) that will take Jin all over Japan and into the darkest recesses of both the past and the human soul.
Detective Jin Saeki is determined to find the truth behind the Haikawa estate murders—13 children found locked in a basement and starved to death. Juzo Haikawa, the prime suspect, is nowhere to be found, but six young survivors who also lived with him are adamant that he must be innocent. Then, out of nowhere, the police find Haikawa and bring him in…but why would a man who so meticulously hid his activities for years let himself be arrested so easily?!
Detective Jin Saeki is determined to find the truth behind the Haikawa estate murders—13 children found locked in a basement and starved to death. Juzo Haikawa, the prime suspect, is nowhere to be found, but six young survivors who also lived with him are adamant that he must be innocent. Then, out of nowhere, the police find Haikawa and bring him in…but why would a man who so meticulously hid his activities for years let himself be arrested so easily?!
With Juzo Haikawa’s sudden arrest and confession, it seems the Mansion Murders have been solved just like that. But Kanon Hasumi, one of the Haikawa’s surviving “children,” insists that someone else was actually behind the gruesome crime. Persuaded by her conviction, detective Jin Saeki continues the investigation, which stalls until suddenly Haikawa himself is murdered outside his prison cell…!
With Juzo Haikawa’s sudden arrest and confession, it seems the Mansion Murders have been solved just like that. But Kanon Hasumi, one of the Haikawa’s surviving “children,” insists that someone else was actually behind the gruesome crime. Persuaded by her conviction, detective Jin Saeki continues the investigation, which stalls until suddenly Haikawa himself is murdered outside his prison cell…!